SPA was put back into svc due to SPG being inop in SYD since 22MAY.
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Originally posted by flyingfox View PostForgive me if this question has already been addressed,
but to which cities does the 747 fly at the current time besides:
JFK-FRA-SIN
LAX-NRT-SIN
MEL
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Thanks!
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9V-SPG is more than 13 years old and sometimes such faults befall aircraft of this age. It's one of the reasons why SQ normally sell their aircraft at about 12 years old. I might be willing to guess that 9V-SPG is about due for her second D check.
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With all the new A380's arriving into SQ's fleet, does anyone know if any more of the 744's have been retired?
Also, no one here on SQTalk can seem to confirm the report that all 744's will be gone by November, plenty of talk but no proof?
SQ238.
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Originally posted by SQ238 View PostWith all the new A380's arriving into SQ's fleet, does anyone know if any more of the 744's have been retired?
Also, no one here on SQTalk can seem to confirm the report that all 744's will be gone by November, plenty of talk but no proof?
9V-SKJ should be entering service about the end of July or beginning of August. 9V-SKK should be entering service in January. That's it for new WhaleJets in this fiscal year and it was announced in April with the annual financial reports that all the JumboJets will be gone by the end of the fiscal year (31 March 2010).
The expectation has been that the rest would be replaced by 777-300ERs which in turn would be replaced by reconfigured 777-300s. It was announced internally that the 777-300s would begin reconfiguration in February. That seems not to have happened. It is speculated/rumoured that SQ decided at the last minute on a 2-class rather than a 3-class configuration for the 777-300s.
If the reconfiguration of the 777-300s got pushed back, as seems to be the case, then it is almost certain that retirement of the last JumboJets would have been pushed back too.
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Originally posted by zvezda View PostTen of the JumboJets have been in the rotation within the last four days. One of the SYD flights should be downgauged to the 777-300ER next week, about the time SQ will take delivery of 9V-SKI.
9V-SKJ should be entering service about the end of July or beginning of August. 9V-SKK should be entering service in January. That's it for new WhaleJets in this fiscal year and it was announced in April with the annual financial reports that all the JumboJets will be gone by the end of the fiscal year (31 March 2010).
The expectation has been that the rest would be replaced by 777-300ERs which in turn would be replaced by reconfigured 777-300s. It was announced internally that the 777-300s would begin reconfiguration in February. That seems not to have happened. It is speculated/rumoured that SQ decided at the last minute on a 2-class rather than a 3-class configuration for the 777-300s.
If the reconfiguration of the 777-300s got pushed back, as seems to be the case, then it is almost certain that retirement of the last JumboJets would have been pushed back too.
Thanks again zvezda,
I hadn't taken into consideration the slowness of the refurbished 773's.
SQ238.
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